The Republican presidential face-off in Ohio is too close to call as former Pennsylvania Sen.
Rick Santorum has 35 percent of likely Republican primary voters to former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney's 31 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 36 - 29 percent Santorum lead in a February 27 survey by the
independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll, the day before the hotly-contested
Michigan primary.

In today's survey, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has 17 percent, with 12 percent
for Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Among voters who name a candidate, 34 percent say they still
might change their mind by Tuesday.

"At this point, the Buckeye State is too close to call and is clearly a two-man race
between Sen. Rick Santorum and Gov. Mitt Romney," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of
the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "A third of the electorate say they still might change
their mind. With five days until Super Tuesday, they certainly will be exposed to enough
negative television ads to provide fodder for those who might want to switch - or switch off."

From February 29 - March 1, Quinnipiac University surveyed 517 Ohio likely
Republican primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percentage points. Live interviewers
call land lines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia
and the nation as a public service and for research.
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1. If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Gingrich, Romney, Santorum or Paul? (Table includes leaners and early voters)

TREND: If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Gingrich, Romney, Santorum or Paul? (Table includes leaners and early voters)